The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-06. Informal outdoors portrait of Flight Lieutenant Gordon Grainger (left), Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), with a native Papuan (centre) and his son near the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp. The Papuan man is wearing an elaborate feathered headdress, a shell nose-ring, large shell necklace and other facial and neck ornamentation. The child also has a necklace and a large seashell hanging from his neck. The rest camp, called 'Lamana' meaning 'Eternal Springs', is located in the highlands at an altitidue of 5,000 feet.
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-05. The main gateway to the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp, showing the camp's name 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', spelled out in lengths of bamboo above the entrance. In the ba
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. Well-tended rows of shrubs, part o
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. At centre (right), the RAAF flag o
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. At centre, the RAAF flag or ensign
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp (bottom) which is known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', with the camp's airstrip (top). The rest camp, located in the hig
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The camp features d
